diff --git a/bridge.py b/bridge.py
index 4569c16..68a08f4 100755
--- a/bridge.py
+++ b/bridge.py
@@ -1471,6 +1471,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             UNIT = rules_module.UNIT
 
     else:
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("module.name", cli_args.RULES_FILE)
+        rules_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
         try:
             spec.loader.exec_module(rules_module)
             logger.info('(ROUTER) Routing bridges file found and bridges imported: %s', cli_args.RULES_FILE)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2972670..dbbd847 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ pymysql
 folium
 requests
 libsrc
+resettabletimer